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Posted May 09, 2011
Apparently.

I'll attach the screenshot. I think it's my fault that Avira calls GOG a malware site though. The scanner kept picking up four files in Rayman as malware so I sent it to their lab for testing ( http://analysis.avira.com/samples/ ) because I was just assuming it was false positives so on closer inspection, they would see they had made a mistake. Three of the four samples came back as malware with one being a false positive. The three it suspects as malware are
STARTUP.EXE, CLIENT.EXE and MAPPER.EXE

The GOG administrators might want to contact Avira and get the site removed from their blacklist as well as the Rayman files validated by them.
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Posted May 09, 2011
I have once installed a game from GoG and my computer started to randomly reboot itself.

Oh wait, it was an update from microsoft.

My mistake.
Posted May 09, 2011
Remove Avira and install MSE. ;)
Posted May 09, 2011
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KavazovAngel: Remove Avira and install MSE. ;)
Not after buying it, I'd rather see it fixed. :P And I'd rather the program was overly cautious than just letting everything through anyway.
Posted May 09, 2011
Yes, we know, Avira seems to be swinging their malware marker around in some sort of happy bliss.
Posted May 09, 2011
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KavazovAngel: Remove Avira and install MSE. ;)
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MrRight: Not after buying it, I'd rather see it fixed. :P And I'd rather the program was overly cautious than just letting everything through anyway.
Ah, thought you were using the free version. Contact Avira then. :p
Posted May 09, 2011
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Miaghstir: Yes, we know, Avira seems to be swinging their malware marker around in some sort of happy bliss.
Since it's just seemed to happen since I sent those files in... I think it might be my fault.

To be fair, if the files do contain malware that GOG didn't know about, then Avira have every right to flag the site as having malware hosted.
Posted May 09, 2011
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Fenixp: I have once installed a game from GoG and my computer started to randomly reboot itself.

Oh wait, it was an update from microsoft.

My mistake.
I once visited Gog.com and after that my computer wouldn't reboot into windows, it'd just reboot and reboot and reboot instead.

Oh wait, it was an update from my Anti-virus trying to get exclusive access to a core Windows .dll file to delete it and then rebooting the machine to release the lock instead.
Posted May 09, 2011
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Fenixp: I have once installed a game from GoG and my computer started to randomly reboot itself.

Oh wait, it was an update from microsoft.

My mistake.
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DrakeFox: I once visited Gog.com and after that my computer wouldn't reboot into windows, it'd just reboot and reboot and reboot instead.

Oh wait, it was an update from my Anti-virus trying to get exclusive access to a core Windows .dll file to delete it and then rebooting the machine to release the lock instead.
One time, I visited GOG.com and got pregnant.

I am a man.
Posted May 09, 2011
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MrRight: To be fair, if the files do contain malware that GOG didn't know about, then Avira have every right to flag the site as having malware hosted.
They certainly would be correct to flag us as a malware site if our downloads contained anything that was harmful to your privacy or your computer.

But there's no malware in any of our files.
Posted May 09, 2011
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MrRight: To be fair, if the files do contain malware that GOG didn't know about, then Avira have every right to flag the site as having malware hosted.
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TheEnigmaticT: They certainly would be correct to flag us as a malware site if our downloads contained anything that was harmful to your privacy or your computer.

But there's no malware in any of our files.
Will GOG be contacting Avira to get this sorted? Why are these files being flagged like that? As in, what do they have included that might make them think it's malware? The email I got back said it's malware that exploits systems running Windows 95/98/ME
Posted May 09, 2011
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DrakeFox: I once visited Gog.com and after that my computer wouldn't reboot into windows, it'd just reboot and reboot and reboot instead.

Oh wait, it was an update from my Anti-virus trying to get exclusive access to a core Windows .dll file to delete it and then rebooting the machine to release the lock instead.
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Vagabond: One time, I visited GOG.com and got pregnant.

I am a man.
PossessedCow is the father...
Posted May 09, 2011
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MrRight: Will GOG be contacting Avira to get this sorted? Why are these files being flagged like that? As in, what do they have included that might make them think it's malware? The email I got back said it's malware that exploits systems running Windows 95/98/ME
Probably because we use some fairly common EXE modifications to remove the DRM from some games. They're not going to update our definitions just because we promise them that we aren't doing anything hinky.

On the other hand, I promise you we aren't doing anything hinky. :D
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Posted May 09, 2011
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MrRight: Will GOG be contacting Avira to get this sorted? Why are these files being flagged like that? As in, what do they have included that might make them think it's malware? The email I got back said it's malware that exploits systems running Windows 95/98/ME
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TheEnigmaticT: Probably because we use some fairly common EXE modifications to remove the DRM from some games. They're not going to update our definitions just because we promise them that we aren't doing anything hinky.

On the other hand, I promise you we aren't doing anything hinky. :D
Wouldn't showing them that you're actually a reputable site be enough for them to investigate further?

I know you're not up to anything, I've already made exceptions now for my GOG folder and for the website. It'd just be nice if they recognised this too.
Posted May 09, 2011
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KavazovAngel: Remove Avira and install MSE. ;)
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MrRight: Not after buying it, I'd rather see it fixed. :P And I'd rather the program was overly cautious than just letting everything through anyway.
Get your money back and install MSE.
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